By Wesley Walter, Managing editor The Montevallo City Council, during their Feb. 26 meeting, discussed an ordinance that would make changes to the approval process for certain downtown business licenses. Prospective businesses to be affected…
Montevallo Holds 19th Annual Martin Luther King Jr.…
By: Wesley Walter On Jan. 17, the city of Montevallo held its 19th annual march in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The march, which began on Vine Street, proceeded down Main Street and culminated in a…
Discord over new Historic Commission appointment
By Cady Inabinett Disharmony arose between the Montevallo City Council and a member of the Montevallo Historic Preservation Commission at the council’s Jan. 10 meeting. The council moved to appoint a new member to the…
City signs on to class action suit against…
By Cady Inabinett The Montevallo City council voted to join a class action lawsuit against Endo International—a pharmaceutical company that produces opioids—at their Dec. 28 meeting. The state of Alabama filed a lawsuit against the manufacture over…
City Council honors former Montevallo firefighter
By Cady Inabinett The Montevallo City Council opened their Dec. 13 meeting with a proclamation honoring former Montevallo firefighter Matthew Durham. Durham, who passed away Nov. 18, began working with the Montevallo Fire Department in 2000…
Snack, Toy and Toiletries Drive for Shelby Emergency…
By Samantha Cost Montevallo’s Outdoor Scholars Program and the Montevallo M.A.D.E. Program have partnered together in the holiday spirit of giving. They are holding a joint snack and toiletry drive for Shelby Emergence Assistance, along with…
Council passes truck traffic and no-parking ordinances
By Cady Inabinett The Montevallo City Council approved two new ordinances at their Nov. 8 meeting. Both were introduced at the group’s prior meeting on Oct. 25. The first ordinance prohibits through-traffic for trucks on roads within city…
Strand Coffeehouse to bring gourmet coffee to Montevallo
By Raegan Lindsey Strand Coffeehouse, opening in the former Strand movie theater on Main Street, is set to become Montevallo’s newest business. The owner Sean Eichelberger, is not new to the coffee scene. Eichelberger spent…